The Egyptian Gods in the Sandman Series
Perhaps, we can say Gaiman was writing contemporary history at a period when history had ended (according to Francis Fukyama) or even in a post-post-modern period when grand narratives were both doubted but also valued as the source of some external truth.
The Egyptian Gods in the Sandman Series
Who are the Egyptian gods in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.
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Nineteenth century paintings of Ancient Egypt
A look at Ancient Egyptian themed art of the Nineteenth Century.
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Ten Reliable Sources To Learn About Simon Magus
Dante placed Simon Magus in his own sub-circle of Hell where the damned were placed face down in moats of fire burning the soles of their feet.
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Isis, goddess of the seas and the Navigium Isidis
Celebrate the beginning of the maritime season with Isis
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Thunder, Perfect Mind
Thunder, Perfect Mind is a small poem that was copied in one of the books found at Nag Hammadi. Many scholars have noticed a similarity with the aretalogies to the goddess Isis. Nag Hammadi Thunder, Perfect Mind survives in only one copy in a codex (Latin for book) which was found at Nag Hammadi. This…
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The online magazine exploring the history and legacy of the ancient world in all its complexity.
We take our name from Rhakotis, the Egyptian fishing town that developed into Alexandria, the classical city par excellence. Just as that city was both Egyptian and international, so was the ancient world.
We see the ancient world as a complex and cosmopolitan space in which various societies intermingled, creating international and local cultures that changed, merged and ruptured over the centuries. The history and culture of these societies have had and continue to have an impact on later societies which are themselves complex and never neutral.
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Augustus by John Williams
The American author John Williams was born 100 years ago on 29 August 1922.
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Despite war and wasting fire
Review of Casting the Parthenon Sculptures by Emma M. Payne.
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Comic books and graphic novels
The Eagles of Rome
Two blood brothers on a path that will lead them to their glory or their doom.
Peplum
What does it mean to be Roman?
The Freemasons and Ancient Egypt
Symbolism of Egyptian came into freemasonry through Hermetica. Hermes Trismegistus was a powerful magician linked to the two figures of Thoth and Hermes (himself linked with Anubis). Books written by Hermes Trismegistus continued to be read throughout the medieval period and into the Renaissance and beyond.
Gods and goddesses
The Apocalypse of the Psuedo-Methodus
Although relatively little known today the Apocalypse of the Pseudo-Methodius was the equivalent of a bestseller of its day. Originally composed in Syriac around 690-92 CE, it was soon translated and inspired versions of texts in various languages.
Art and the ancient world
Architecture
21 classic buildings in london you really have to see
The Bank of England building is high security classicism. It would be hard to break into this building. There is something slightly dystopian about it. The front is classical piedmont, similar to the Pantheon in Rome, but the back is high blank walls with tasteful ornaments and corniche work.
Animals in the ancient world
Isis and the Golden Ass
Apuelius obviously wants to evoke a sense of awesome mystery and power.
Book Reviews
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Ancient history
Ancient Egyptian themed classical music
Mozart’s most popular work, was profoundly influenced by the composer’s interest in free masonry and its supposed Egyptian origins amongst the Pyramid builders.
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